These Amazing Spiders Look Remarkably Like Ants [Slide Show]
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THIS CREATURE is not an ant but rather an ant-mimicking spider—specifically, a female Myrmarachne rubra in Queensland, Australia. Image: Ximena Nelson
WEAVER ANTS in Queensland eat what may be a Myrmarachne spider. Image: Ximena Nelson
MALE M. LUPATA in Queensland hangs out in his nest. Image: Ximena Nelson
FEMALE MYRMARACHNE in Kenya signals aggressively to another female (not shown). Image: Ximena Nelson
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MYRMARACHNE FEMALE in Kenya stands over a ruptured nest and next to an intact nest. Females make denser nests than males—all the better for keeping ants out. Image: Ximena Nelson
MYRMARACHNE MALE (right) watches a female (left). Image: Ximena Nelson
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